Best Middle Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSAT and M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 897)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
260107008516	741	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Filer St	Manistee	49660	Manistee County	Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(231) 794-5999	3,517	217	16.2	79.4%	1,931 (54.9%)	838 (23.8%)	344 (9.8%)	46 (1.3%)	16 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	341 (9.7%)	$11,154			$1,610			$9,544	16.3	19.9	698	43
260097208180	742	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1620 E Elza Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 309-1600	2,921	165	17.6	79.5%	1,509 (51.7%)	807 (27.6%)	286 (9.8%)	49 (1.7%)	22 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	247 (8.5%)	$10,506			$1,718			$8,788	16.2	14.4	754	12
260030701943	743	Detroit Premier Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7781 Asbury Park	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Premier Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1472	703	32	21.8	94.6%	9 (1.3%)	610 (86.8%)	24 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	$12,884			$2,288			$10,597	16.1	13.3	768	25
260000508921	744	Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	100 Van Buren St W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 213-3513	117	10	11.5	55.6%	24 (20.5%)	59 (50.4%)	16 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.4%)	$17,401			$3,959			$13,442	16	12	781	37
260006800474	745	Pansophia Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	52 Abbott Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Pansophia Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 279-4686	472	26	18.2	90.5%	345 (73.1%)	4 (0.8%)	105 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$11,906			$2,877			$9,028	16	14	760	15
262850006398	746	Pittsford Area High School	Public	6-12	9304 Hamilton Rd	Pittsford	49271	Hillsdale County	Pittsford Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 523-3481	218	13	16.3	65.6%	193 (88.5%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	$12,596			$879			$11,716	16	25	650	96
260022001176	747	Landmark Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4800 Lapeer Rd	Kimball	48074	St. Clair County	Landmark Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 982-7210	818	52	15.6	74.1%	603 (73.7%)	41 (5.0%)	76 (9.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.8%)	$10,042			$1,819			$8,223	16	19.6	702	45
260031701771	748	Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Charter	K-8	6170 Torrey Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 655-2949	331	44	7.4	97.0%	39 (11.8%)	239 (72.2%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)	$26,044			$3,822			$22,222	16	14.8	747	1
260095808086	749	WashingtonParks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11685 Appleton	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Washington-Parks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 592-6061	604	12	50.3	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	594 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$00			$00			$00	15.9	10.2	803	54
262016005696	750	Kelloggsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4650 Division Ave S	Grand Rapids	49548	Kent County	Kelloggsville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 532-1575	447	25	17.5	89.5%	75 (16.8%)	157 (35.1%)	192 (43.0%)	19 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,825			$2,325			$12,501	15.8	18.8	712	38

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, PSAT English Language Arts, PSAT Mathematics test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.